on the canvas
Example Sentences
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There is every chance that the fight will end with one man on the canvas and, after then, my priority will be to console the loser first - I can't be jumping around celebrating.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
The scratching alerts us to what will be increasingly vigorous attacks on the canvas surface—scraping, rubbing, incising fine lines—emphasizing the character of her paintings as objects, rather than representations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
Now Indiana’s waving two fists high—and an ex-champ is on the canvas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
The ball broke to Kenny McLean - occasionally maligned but one of Clarke's most-trusted lieutenants - with the Danes already on the canvas.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
The paintings showed a girl of different ages, from newborn to teenager, sometimes alone on the canvas and other times with a woman that looked their mom’s age.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
